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BIS to LYS: distance & flight time
Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
4,627 mi
7,446 km · 4,021 nm
9h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,627 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 32m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BIS — Bismarck Municipal Airport · Bismarck, United States
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BIS
- MBG · Mobridge Municipal Airport86 mi away
- DIK · Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport97 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport98 mi away
- MOT · Minot International Airport106 mi away
Near LYS
- LYN · Lyon-Bron Airport7 mi away
- GNB · Grenoble-Isère Airport28 mi away
- CMF · Chambéry-Savoie Airport39 mi away
- EBU · Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BIS from LYS?
The flight distance from Bismarck (BIS) to Lyon (LYS) is 4,627 miles (7,446 km, 4,021 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BIS to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 32m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BIS to LYS?
Nonstop service on BIS–LYS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 9h 32m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Bismarck and Lyon?
Lyon is 7 hours ahead of Bismarck.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BIS to LYS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BIS–LYS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BIS to LYS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BIS–LYS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.